unit 70(countable and uncountable 2 ) Flashcards
noise (uncountable)
i cant work here, there is too much noise.
- a noise (countable)
did you hear a noise just now?
= a specific noise
a paper (countable)
i bought a paper to read.
= a newspaper
paper (uncountable)
i need some paper to write on.
= material for writing on
a hair (countable) hair (uncountable)
there is a hair in my soup!
(= one single hair)
you’ve got very long hair.(not hairs)
(= all the hair on your head)
a room (c)
room (u)
you can stay with us. there’s a spare room. (= a room in a house)
you can’t sit here.there isn’t room. (=space)
experiences (c)
experience (u)
i had some interesting experiences while i was travelling. (= thing that happened to me)
they offered me the job because i had a lot of experience. (= not experiences)
a time (c)
time (u)
enjoy your trip.have a good time!
i can’t wait. i don’t have time.
coffee
tea
juice
beer. (drinks)
these are normally uncountable.
example:
i don’t like coffee very much.
sometimes you can say:
a cup of coffee, two coffees(=two cups). example: two coffees and an orange juice, please
uncountable nouns are not usually……
plural
we can’t add s or es to end of them
news
is uncountable, not plural:
the news was very depressing
accommodation
uncountable
job
countable
behaviour
uncountable
baggage
uncountable
